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Acclaimed artist returns to adorn Italian restaurant with mural
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Acclaimed artist returns to adorn Italian restaurant with mural
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 28, 2025
She’s back. The internationally acclaimed mural artist who captivated Eufaulans’ imagination five years ago has been invited to paint an encore mural inside the Cucina Italiana Al Lago, at 134 N. Main...
‘Remembering the Fallen’ on Memorial Day
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‘Remembering the Fallen’ on Memorial Day
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
May 28, 2025
On May 26, the Disabled American Veterans, McIntosh County Chapter 3, hosted a moving ceremony to commemorate the brave men and women who lost their lives to give others their freedom. The program, “R...
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VA/Tribal Town aid in disability claims
May 28, 2025
The Eufaula-Canadian Tribal Town and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a PACT ACT: Presumptive Disability Claims Event: Bringing VA Benefits Home Event in Eufaula. The event is June ...
Two charged with killing Eufaulan Ashton Wright
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Two charged with killing Eufaulan Ashton Wright
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 28, 2025
MUSKOGEE - Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the March 31 murder of 21-year-old Ashton Wright, a Eufaula resident found shot and left for dead on a Muskogee street. Being held without...
Blues Hall of Fame weathers the foul weather
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Blues Hall of Fame weathers the foul weather
By LENORE BECHTEL 
May 28, 2025
Saturday’s rainstorm didn’t put a damper on the Oklahoma Blues Hall of Fame celebration and induction ceremonies Saturday in Rentiesville. One band after another took to the stage at the Down Home Blu...
Graduates encouraged to be kind, be thankful
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Graduates encouraged to be kind, be thankful
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Ninety Ironheads graduated from Eufaula High School Friday. Hundreds of parents, grandparents, friends and others swarmed Paul Bell Stadium to watch the students end one stage of their lives and begin...
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Tornadoes plague area
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
Thunderstorms and a dozen tornadoes ripped through areas around Mc-Intosh County Monday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Across Oklahoma, at least 10 homes were ...
DAV to host two military events
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DAV to host two military events
By Veterans Appreciation and Memorial Day Service 
May 21, 2025
The DAV Chapter 3 McIntosh County will be hosting two events this weekend to honor all military veterans. The first event will be to honor local military on Friday, May 23 at 5 p.m. at Vet- erans Park...
Eufaula’s Band Boosters
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Eufaula’s Band Boosters
May 21, 2025
Eufaula’s Band Boosters awarded 11 scholarships to senior band members. The scholarship is called the Byron Kennedy Memorial Scholarship, named after the late Byron Kennedy. Byron loved the band and c...
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Seniors report $10 million in scholarships
May 21, 2025
Julieann Farrow - $500 Nickie Horton – $1,000 Evan Lane – $11,547 Kassidy Greenlee - $16,000 Yvette Sanchez-Vargas – $18,000 Jadda Rodriguez - $22,000 Danielle Rollins - $26,000 Ayson Lanham – $34,917...
Grievances aired out at fire department meeting
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Grievances aired out at fire department meeting
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 21, 2025
City officials attended a monthly meeting of the Eufaula Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, May 13 to discuss issues that flared up days earlier when it was announced a full-time chief would be hir...
City plans to hire full-time fire chief
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City plans to hire full-time fire chief
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
Volunteer Fire Chief Chad French, who has been chief for two years and a volunteer firefighter for 26 years, was informed Friday, May 9, during a meeting with the city manager that the city is looking...
Atwood chooses trade school over college
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Atwood chooses trade school over college
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
Many students graduating from high school Friday are at an uncertain crossroads in their lives. An uncertain future awaits them. College? Military? Trade school? Time off to roam and see where their d...
Zayd Taariq receives prestigious Gates Scholarship
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Zayd Taariq receives prestigious Gates Scholarship
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
Senior Zayd Taariq received the coveted Gates Scholarship this year. The scholarship is given annually to a few select students around the nation. In 2023, Zayd’s cousin Avery Armstrong, a Political S...
Council hires interim city manager
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Council hires interim city manager
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 14, 2025
The City Council, at a special meeting Wednesday night, May 7, hired Larry Mitchell as the new Interim City Manager. His salary will be $60 an hour for 30 hours per week with a weekly travel per diem ...
Press release about fire department
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Press release about fire department
May 14, 2025
This is a press release issued Friday, May 9 by Interim City Manager Andrea Weckmueller-Behringer, who resigned effective May 9, to accept a job in Ennis, Texas. She had high praise for French: “The C...
Lake 10 feet above normal, and rising
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Lake 10 feet above normal, and rising
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 7, 2025
More than seven inches of rain have fallen during the past week. That, coupled with severe rainfall north and west of McIntosh County, has swollen the Eufaula Lake Level to 595.3 feet, which is 10.3 f...
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Early voting May 8, 9
May 7, 2025
On May 13 there will be a general election for State Senate District 8 and for Green Country Tech Center Proposition. Early voting for those two elections will be at the Mc-Intosh County Courthouse fr...
Council reluctantly supports 2.9 percent utility rate hike
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Council reluctantly supports 2.9 percent utility rate hike
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
May 7, 2025
Utility rates for the City of Eufaula will increase 2.9 percent effective July 1. The City Council approved the increase following a discussion at Monday’s monthly council meeting. Vice Mayor Tisha Mo...
Olivia Shackelford receives Youth Prevention Award
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Olivia Shackelford receives Youth Prevention Award
By LaDonna Rhodes Staff Writer 
May 7, 2025
Olivia Shackelford became a member of Youth Action for Health Leadership (YAHL) to make a difference in her school and oh what a difference she has made! Olivia affectionately known as Livy to her fri...
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Braving the festival, honoring a friend
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Braving the festival, honoring a friend
By LENORE BECHTEL 
September 3, 2025
Every Labor Day weekend since moving to Oklahoma, I thought about going to the Dusk to Dawn Blues Festival. But the idea of a yard party running from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. was intimidating—and I could neve...
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Man injured diving into shallow water
September 3, 2025
A 22-year-old Yukon man was injured when he dove from a pontoon boat into shallow water at Lake Eufaula, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Patrick Tanner reportedly stopped his vessel to swim ...
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Man found dead in yard; possible suspect investigated
September 3, 2025
WARNER – Warner Police responded to a call early Saturday morning about a dead man laying outside of a residence in the area of Fifth and Third streets. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old...
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Wellness Day for seniors Sept. 16
September 3, 2025
Heritage Home Care’s fifth annual Senior Wellness Day will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 126 N. 1st St. (now Bridges Street), which is the former location of Family Dollar. The e...
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Looking ahead: Firm to help guide the way
By JERRY FINK MANAGING EDITOR 
September 3, 2025
What will Eufaula look like in 50 years? Without a plan, it’s anybody’s guess. But the City Council has taken steps to remove at least some of the guesswork. At a special meeting Friday, Aug. 29, the ...
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